Two indie devs bet on $49 tools: buying beats vibe coding a few days of work
pramodk73 · x · 2026-11-04
kylegawley tweeted he's building a $49 tool that is somewhat difficult to build, arguing one-time-payment products still have an opening — paying $50 beats spending days vibe coding it yourself. pramodk73 replied that he sells a similar product at $49/m too. A practical discussion of indie developer pricing and product strategy.
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